Argyle Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Argyle Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Argyle Park, ~49% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Argyle Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Argyle Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Argyle Park runs about 91 points more Democratic than Ohio as a whole. Ohio leans Republican overall, while Argyle Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Argyle Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Argyle Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Argyle Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Argyle Park is about 10%, about 63 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Argyle Park have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods. Argyle Park runs against the grain of Ohio, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Argyle Park, Columbus, OH does.
Why turnout in Argyle Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 39% of adults in Argyle Park report food insecurity, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Argyle Park sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Argyle Park have completed high school, below 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Linden, Columbus, OH D+75
- North Central, Columbus, OH D+78
- North Linden, Columbus, OH D+37
- Northeast, Columbus, OH D+63
- Weinland Park, Columbus, OH D+61
- Fort Columbus Airport, Columbus, OH D+55
- University, Columbus, OH D+56
- Italian Village, Columbus, OH D+53
- Near East, Columbus, OH D+76
- Victorian Village, Columbus, OH D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bonneville Hills, Salt Lake City, UT D+46
- Briarwood, Little Rock, AR D+49
- Southeast Mill Creek, Salem, OR R+6
- Reservoir Hills, Oakland, CA D+53
- Goodby's Creek, Jacksonville, FL R+8
- State Fair, Pueblo, CO D+15
- Kent Acres, Dover, DE D+20
- Downtown Ashland, Ashland, OH R+32
- Silver Swan, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Stockdale Greens, Bakersfield, CA R+15
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.